Sitting Pretty Color

#f4e2d9

Sitting Pretty is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #0b1d26
Complementary Color #d8ebf4
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 90.39% (better contrasting with black)
Sitting Pretty Color Sample
Sitting Pretty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #f4e2d9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sitting Pretty Color. The Sweet Pastel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Desert Sand (#edc9af) for more energetic effect. Try Altered Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d8ebf4 is the best complementary color to Sitting Pretty. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4e2d9 complementary color is Link Water, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pot Pourri are #f4d8dd and #f4efd8. Thus found on the left and right of #f4e2d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vanilla Ice and Beige colors as they work well with Sitting Pretty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sitting Pretty palette consists of #d8ddf4 and #d8f4ef colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d8ebf4). Try Link Water and Iceberg colors in combination with #f4e2d9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #f4e2d9 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sitting Pretty. Thus French Lilac and Tara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sitting Pretty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Link Water, Peppermint, and French Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4e2d9 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sitting Pretty tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d8ebf4) and two others. The Tara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amour – 120° from the complementary Link Water. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8f4e2 and #f4d8eb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #f4e2d9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Sitting Pretty has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 55.1% and a lightness of 90.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4e2d9 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 4.31% black ink.

HEX #f4e2d9
RGB Decimal rgb(244,226,217)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 10.59, 4.31
HSL hsl(20,55.1%,90.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,11.07%,95.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(91.0691,4.6625,6.5982)
XYZ xyz(77.029,78.6356,76.764)
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